Road share of inland freight transport in Ireland
Roads carried 99.4% of inland freight in Ireland in 2024.
Ireland, 2024
99.4%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
78.2%e (Estimated)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
76.4%
Position in 2024
3rd of 29
Road share of inland freight transport in Ireland over time
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% of inland freight tonne-kilometres. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.4% | 78.2%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 99.3% | 78.1%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 99.3% | 77.4%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 99.4% | 77.0%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 99.2% | 77.1%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 99.4% | 76.0%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 99.2% | 75.3%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 99.1% | 75.0%e (estimated) |
| 2016 | 99.1% | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 99.0% | 74.1%e (estimated) |
| 2014 | 98.9% | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 98.9% | 73.9%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 99.0% | 73.5%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 98.8% | 74.0% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | 76.1% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 99.2% | 74.2%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 98.7% | 74.3%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 98.1% | 74.4%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 99.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 98.9%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 29 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 78.2%.
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